Spouted measure



(No Model.)

G. El RAYMOND. SPOUTED MEASURE.

No 424,901. Patented. Apr. 1, 1890.

W1 fix-15555- In WEE 1L A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE EDWARD RAYMOND, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

S POUTED MEASURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 424,901, dated April 1,1890.

Application filed eptember 20, 1889. Serial No. 324,503. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE EDWARD RAY- MOND,'a citizen of the UnitedStates of Amer ica, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMeasures, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

My measure for measuring quantities is (1 esigned for use in the retailtrade and for other obvious purposes; and it consists in the peculiarconstruction, combination, and arrangement of the parts, substantiallyas hereinafter shown and described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of mymeasure. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same with its slide pushedout. Fig. 3 isavertical section thereof, and Fig. 4 is a detail view ofthe handle.

I11 constructing my measure I employ a suitable can or receptacle A, towhich I rigidly secure, either as shown or in any ordinary manner, aguide B, which serves as a guide for the chute or spout C, the guidebeing slotted at (6 for reception of the stem of the finger-knob b. Theguide B is a piece of metal or other material curved at its top toconform to the upper curve of the chute or spout O, and also curved toconform to the periphery of the measure, and riveted or otherwisesecured, as shown, at its vertical edges to the can A. The finger-knobI) is riveted or otherwise rigidly .secured to the chute or spout O. Inpractice the slot a serves as a guide for projecting and retracting thechute or spout, the stem cl of the finger-knob b, in connection with thewall of the slot a, serving to prevent the chute or spout from beingretracted beyond the limits of the slot. The

can or receptacle A, having the bottom flange A, is provided with theopening or handaperture 6 in said flange, through which the hand may bepassed to reach the handle E, which handle is soldered or otherwisesecured to the side walls of the bottom flange A.

In emptying the measure of its contents the chute or spout is firstprojected out from the measure, and then the measure-handle E is reachedby passing the hand through aperture e in flange A. The handle thusarranged 011 the bottom of the measure is readily grasped throughopening e and the measure inclined as desired to empty its contents. Thechute or spout C may be secured either on the outer orinner periphery ofthemeasure with results alike beneficial and convenient.

Thus constructed a very useful, efficient, and inexpensive measuring-canis produced,wl1ich greatly simplifies manipulation, renders themeasuring of many articles more convenient than hitherto, and greatlyeconomizes time and labor.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A measure having a sliding chute and a handle at its bottom foremptying it, accessible through a hand-aperture in the bottom flange,substantially as shown and described. 2. A'measure having a raisedbottom, a handle secured below the bottom, and a chute sliding in aguide and operated by means of a finger-knob which projects through aslot in the guide, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' GEO. EDWARD RAYMOND.

Witnesses:

N. O. PHILLIPs, S. A. JOHNSON.

